French shipping giant CMA CGM has marked a significant milestone in maritime decarbonization with its first dual-fuel methanol vessel, CMA CGM IRON, making its maiden call at the Port of…
https://gcaptain.com/photos-cma-cgm-first-dual-fuel-methanol-containership-arrives-in-singapore/
Swiss marine power company WinGD has reached a significant milestone with its first methanol-fueled engine passing factory and type approval tests and now heading for shipyard delivery. The ten-cylinder, 92-bore…
https://gcaptain.com/wingd-delivers-worlds-largest-methanol-fueled-marine-engine/
Hapag-Lloyd has secured a major agreement with Beijing-based clean energy provider Goldwind for the annual supply of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol. The deal marks a crucial step in the…
https://gcaptain.com/hapag-lloyd-secures-green-methanol-supply-for-retrofitted-containerships/
The 2017-built Maersk Halifax has become the first large containership to be converted to methanol fuel, Maersk announced on Monday. The extensive retrofit operation, which concluded at the end of…
A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Maersk’s expanding fleet of dual-fuel…
LNG-powered vessels have taken center stage in 2024, overshadowing methanol as the preferred alternative fuel choice for green shipping. This trend, reported by Alphaliner, marks a significant shift in the…
https://gcaptain.com/lng-marks-return-as-container-shippings-alternative-fuel-of-choice/
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – New standards for bunkering methanol and ammonia will be developed by 2024 and 2025 respectively, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Wednesday. The world’s largest…
https://gcaptain.com/singapore-bunker-standards-for-methanol-ammonia-expected-by-2025/
Svitzer, a global leader in towage services, has announced a groundbreaking contract with Turkish shipyard Uzmar to construct the world’s first battery-methanol tug. The innovative vessel, designed for operations in…
https://gcaptain.com/svitzer-orders-worlds-first-battery-methanol-tug/
COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry and COSCO SHIPPING Container Lines have signed a contract for the construction of twelve 14,000 TEU containerships with dual-fuel methanol propulsion. The move underscores COSCO SHIPPING’s…
https://gcaptain.com/cosco-orders-12-methanol-powered-containerships/
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has announced the launch of its second green methanol-powered route, the Green Baltic X-PRESS (GBX). The new route is part of Europe’s…
https://gcaptain.com/x-press-feeders-launches-second-green-methanol-powered-route-in-europe/